Toward More Inclusive Gender Identity Measurement in Speech, Language, and Hearing Practice and Research

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This article urges clinicians and researchers in communication disorders and sciences to adopt a two- question method for measuring the gender identity of clients and research participants. Traditional collection of gender demographic information has been constrained to a single question format with a binary response option. Increasing numbers of individuals across the life span identify with gender minorities such as transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming, among others, and the traditional format for obtaining gender-identity related information is insufficient to capture and document this increasing diversity. An example of a two-question method for measuring gender identity demographic information is provided. The benefits and challenges of adopting such a measure in clinical and laboratory settings are discussed.

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